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Update: Composite sketch released of Marshalls robbery suspect

A photo from surveillance footage shows the robbery suspect standing near the entrance of the Marshalls on U.S. 1 on Tuesday evening.

A composite sketch of the robbery suspect.

A photo from surveillance footage shows the robbery suspect walking by the cash registers at the Marshalls on U.S. 1 on Tuesday evening.

A photo from surveillance footage shows the robbery suspect walking by the cash registers at the Marshalls on U.S. 1 on Tuesday evening.

A photo from surveillance footage shows the robbery suspect in the Marshalls on U.S. 1 on Tuesday evening.

UPDATE - Aug. 2, 2012 3:10 p.m.

The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office has released a composite sketch of the suspect in Tuesday's armed robbery at the Marshalls on U.S. 1 South near State Road 312.

Deputies are still searching for the suspect.

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St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office deputies are still looking for the suspect in an armed robbery Tuesday at the Marshalls on U.S. 1 South near State Road 312, said Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Chuck Mulligan.

Witnesses described the suspect as a black man in his mid 20s, according to a Sheriff’s Office report. He is between 5 feet 3 inches tall to 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs between 125 to 135 pounds.

He was wearing blue jeans, a bright yellow shirt with a white undershirt, oversized eyeglasses and a black hat, witnesses said.

Witnesses said the man went into the Marshalls and demanded money from clerks at the store shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to the report. Witnesses said he had a black handgun in his waistband and was carrying a Crown Royal bag with an undisclosed amount of money.

He left the Marshalls and headed north, according to the report.

A Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit tracked the man to the rear of the store but lost his scent there. Investigators believe a vehicle may have been waiting on him behind the Marshalls.

Anyone with information about the crime should contact Detective Tolbert with the Robbery/Homicide Section at the Sheriff’s Office at 904-824-8304 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 277-8477 or "TEXT" TIP231 plus your message to CRIMES (274637).